Girls' name · since 1917
Cloris
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 154 babies named Cloris, peaking in 1975. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,472 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
154 girls have been named Cloris since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Cloris has 154 recorded births among girls since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2016.
- #22,472 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 154 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cloris ranks #22,472 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 154 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,472 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cloris's 154 recorded births place it above 68.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cloris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cloris's SSA record in two at 1945 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cloris popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2016
- Peak year (1975)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Cloris by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (40 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Cloris's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Cloris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
40 births
- 1930s
1930s
26 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 40 births (26% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cloris's data
- Cloris's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (40 total births) through the 2010s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cloris: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~99 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cloris draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.